African Footballer Of The Year: Important Super Eagles Player Campaigning For Victor Moses
Published: November 13, 2017
Mainz defender Leon Balogun has urged absolute support for Super Eagles and Chelsea star Victor Moses in the race for the 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.Moses is competing alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah for the prestigious award.And Balogun who was captain f...
Argentina Vs Nigeria : Match Preview, Team News, H2H Stats, Start Time, TV Info
Published: November 13, 2017
All is set for international friendly between Nigeria and Argentina on Tuesday in Krasnodar.The match will be the 8th meeting between both sides in all competitions.Argentina have the edge with five wins, one loss and one draw against the three-time African  champions.Super Eagles gaffer Gernot Rohr will likely make f...
Victor Moses's Main Rival May Depart Chelsea For Roma In January
Published: November 12, 2017
Victor Moses's main direct rival for a starting spot, Davide Zappacosta, could depart Chelsea in the winter transfer market, with reports linking him with a return to the Serie A. According to Pagineromaniste, AS Roma are mulling over a move for the versatile Italian right wing-back.Roma's director of sport Monchi is i...
Rohr Credits NFF's 'Way Of Doing Things' For World Cup Qualification
Published: November 12, 2017
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr is full of encomiums for the Nigeria Football Federation for the “professional and committed manner” it handled the Super Eagles’ 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.Not only were the three –time African champions unbeaten in what was styled ‘Group of Death’, the...
Manchester United Star Could Join Rivals Man City Amid Interest From Turkey
Published: November 12, 2017
Fernerbahce are willing to offer Manchester United's Luke Shaw an escape route out of the club after it has appeared the 22-year old would not figure in Jose Mourinho's plans, SunSports has revealed, making reference to Goal.com.Moreover, it has even been discovered too that he had been told he is free to leave the clu...
Amkar Perm : Brian Idowu Will Remain A Russian Whether Or Not He Faces Argentina
Published: November 12, 2017
Russian Premier League club Amkar Perm have celebrated the call-up of their player Brian Idowu to the Nigerian national team for the first time in his career, ahead of the upcoming friendly against Argentina.However, Amkar Perm have stressed that Idowu will be classed as a Russian player for their games in the Premier ...
Only 7 Games In 3 Years : Victor Moses Clears The Air Why He Didn't Play Enough Games For Nigeria
Published: November 12, 2017
Victor Moses has explained that he has not played enough games for the Nigerian national teams in the last few years due to injury, amid rumours that he deliberately skipped international fixtures.The Chelsea number fifteen has worn the Nigerian jersey only seven times from a possible 27 since he went the distance agai...
Ola Aina Believes He Pocketed Mahrez In Nigeria's 1-1 Draw Vs Algeria
Published: November 12, 2017
In his personal battle with Leicester City's Algeria striker Riyad Mahrez on Friday night, Chelsea product Ola Aina thinks he performed well on his full debut for the Super Eagles.The current African Footballer of the Year was relatively ineffective and had to be substituted after 63 minutes.''It was a happy moment for...
Argentina To Unleash Juventus's 13-Goal Striker Against Nigeria
Published: November 12, 2017
Argentina have started preparations for Tuesday's international friendly against Nigeria in Krasnodar, with another training session held at the Moscow Spartak Olympic Stadium today.La Albiceleste skipper Lionel Messi has returned to Catalonia to link up with Barcelona ahead of their La Liga clash against Leganes, so w...
NFF Appoint New Coaches For U17 Sides, GNT Start Training This Week
Published: November 12, 2017
Head Coach of the U17 women national team, Flamingoes, Bala Nikyu will open camp early this week as the girls begin preparations for next month’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Ethiopia.Nigeria will take on the Ethiopians in the first round of the African qualifying series of the sixth edition ...
Algeria Coach Madjer : Nigeria Were Scared Of Us During The Second Half
Published: November 12, 2017
Algeria national team coach Rabah Madjer has stated that the Super Eagles were scared about the possibility of losing to the Desert Foxes despite taking the lead, albeit against the run of play, in Friday's World Cup qualifier in Constantine.That said, the Algerians managed to avoid defeat after Brahimi converted a con...
Confirmed : Score Nigeria Scores A Bull's Eye As Brian Idowu Links Up With Eagles
Published: November 12, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that Amkar Perm defender Brian Idowu has linked up with the Nigerian national team at their get-together in Krasnodar, as first reported by scorenigeria.com.ng.The Afro-Russian is in line to make his first appearance for the three-time African champions when they take on Argentina on Tu...
Super Eagles Star Victor Moses : I Want To Be Africa's Best Player
Published: November 12, 2017
Super Eagles star Victor Moses says he is working hard in his bid to become the best player in Africa.The Chelsea right wing-back has been nominated for two prestigious awards, Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Player of the Year and BBC'S  African Player of the Year prizes.If Moses is named the most outstandi...
Ampadu Overtakes C. Babayaro, Becomes Chelsea's Youngest Ever International
Published: November 12, 2017
Chelsea wonderkid Ethan Ampadu made his debut for the senior national team of Wales in their 2-0 loss to France in an international friendly staged at the Stade de France on November 10.In doing so, the defensive midfielder, who played the last 26 minutes against the 1998 World Cup winners, became Chelsea's youngest ev...
Ex-Chelsea Chief Emenalo Has Harsh Words For NFF Over Hiring Of Sunday Oliseh
Published: November 12, 2017
Ex-Chelsea Technical Director Michael Emenalo has revealed that he was not surprised to see Sunday Oliseh resign from his position as Head Coach of the Super Eagles in February 2016.Emenalo has taken a dig at Amaju Pinnick, saying the former Ajax Amsterdam midfielder was appointed coach without the Nigeria Football Fed...